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Much of the early summer in Mid-Missouri has been hot and dry, keeping moisture levels low and leading to sparse rainfall for several months. Extreme drought conditions have proliferated in Central Missouri as we fall behind by several inches of rain, but a pattern change is already underway as we begin July. High pressure dominated

Multiple days this past week saw record-breaking heat, as the global average temperature reached a new peak on Monday, then again on Tuesday, with that record also tied again on Wednesday. This record is based on global averages, and while not all regions may be above-average, conditions locally have also been trending warmer. For the

The latest seasonal outlooks for late summer continue to highlight a hotter and wetter-than-average season for Mid-Missouri. Much of the United States is expected to see a warm summer, with the only areas closer to normal in the Upper Plains. Much less of us are expected to have above-average rainfall, but Mid-MO is within the

This past Memorial Day weekend, Mid-Missouri saw comfortable conditions as sunshine and warmer temperatures took over. One of the most notable factors that lead to such pleasant feeling temperatures was the low humidity levels. Dewpoints this past weekend only reach into the upper 40s and lower 50s leading to a drier atmosphere. As the week

The last several days have been above average for most of Mid-Missouri helping warm up local pools. Although this afternoon the region has seen temperatures peaking into the mid-80s, this will soon be changing as a backdoor cold front makes its way into the region. To understand what makes a backdoor cold front a backdoor

The Climate Prediction Center has released this upcoming summers forecast for the United States of America. This forecast covers the months of June, July, and August. The main features of this forecast breaks down the precipitation outlook and the temperature outlook for this 90 day time period. When forecasting long-range weather, typically meteorologist and climatologist

Four years ago on this exact Monday, portions of Central Missouri would see very different conditions from those experienced earlier today. A EF-3 tornado would make its way through Jefferson in the late night hours. Going back even further to 12 years on May 22, 2011, an even stronger tornado would rain down portions of

Rainfall this past week and a half should have helped with drought conditions, but by how much? The answer to this is not very much for much of Mid-Missouri. The latest drought monitor shows just how bad conditions are becoming. The newest drought monitor has seen a decrease in both the severe and extreme categories.